VIDEO: Surgeons should know what not to do during SMILE complications

ByAshvin Agarwal, MD

ByEamon N. Dreisbach

Fact checked byChristine Klimanskis, ELS

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Ashvin Agarwal, MD, offered tips to avoid SMILE surgery complications.
Surgeons should understand when to abort a SMILE procedure.

SAN DIEGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Ashvin Agarwal, MD, discusses how to manage complications during SMILE surgery.

“It’s important to understand what not to do because if you try to venture into these unknown territories, you can land yourself in a complication beyond your own skill set to manage,” he said.

Agarwal said it is important to understand both what to do during a complication and when to abort a procedure.

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Agarwal A. SMILE complications and what not to do. Presented at: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting; May 5-8, 2023; San Diego.

Disclosures: Agarwal reports no relevant financial disclosures.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting

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